VH-8NP Airbus A319-132

This aircraft was ordered new by AerCap, Ireland for lease to Spirit Airlines, Florida, USA

Rolled off the production line at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - April ?, 2005

First flown at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) as D-AVYJ - April 25, 2005

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N503NK - May 23, 2005

Registered to Spirit Airlines LLC, Florida, USA

Accepted by AerCap / Spirit Airlines at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - May 23, 2005

Entered service with Spirit Airlines - ?

Operated final revenue service Baltimore - Houston (George Bush International) as Flight NK3999 - February 23, 2023

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Houston (George Bush International)

Ferried Houston - Arizona (Coolidge Municipal) for storage - March 06, 2023

Sold by AerCap to Gryphon Trading Company LLC, Florida - March 06, 2023

Registered to Gryphon Trading Company LLC, Florida - June 07, 2023

Ferried Coolidge - Macon - July 20, 2023

Ferried Macon - Lake City (Florida) for maintenance and storage - August 08, 2023

Test flown Lake City - Lake City in preparation for lease to QantasLink - December 11, 2023

Repainted into the QantasLink livery at Lake City - December 2023

Leased to Network Aviation, Perth, WA - January 04, 2024

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 04, 2024

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-8NP - January 05, 2024

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney

Leased to Network Aviation as the registered operator on behalf of QantasLink

The aircraft was named 'Karijini'

Departed Lake City on the delivery flight to Australia as Flight SXI2377 - January 08, 2024

It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - January 15, 2024

Ferry route: Lake City - Oakland - Honolulu - Majuro - Cairns - Perth

Test flown Perth - Kalgoorlie - Perth as Flight NWK6235 - January 31, 2024

Entered service Perth - Port Headland as Flight QF1642 - February 01, 2024

Current with QantasLink